Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Molossops temminckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viverridae	Molossidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Molossops
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Molossops temminckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Dwarf Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

The Brown Palm Civit, Jerdon's Palm Civit (Paradoxurus jerdoni) is a species in the genus Paradoxurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.